Hakushika Junmai Ginjo 720ml

Hakushika Junmai Ginjo is the brewery's mid-range sake, made from Yamadanishiki rice polished to 60% and bottled at 14.7% ABV. With an SMV of +1 it sits on the slightly dry side, and the style is mild, fresh and fruity in the ginjo way. Despite that lightness of aroma, it is a full-bodied brew with real substance and balance.

Unlike the brewery's daiginjo, which is best served chilled, this one is happy at several temperatures: cold, room temperature or slightly warm. That flexibility makes it a good everyday ginjo and a sensible first bottle for anyone building a sake habit.

Pair it with seafood such as sushi, sashimi, tuna carpaccio or lobster, with yakitori or mildly flavoured duck, and with fine beef, whether wagyu teppanyaki or shabu-shabu. It also handles vegetarian dishes well: soy-sauteed vegetables, chilled tofu, yudofu and ponzu-dressed appetizers. Ralph's imports it directly for Metro Manila delivery.